as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stick around
Temperatures will feel more like July, soaring into the mid-90s on Friday and Saturday and sticking around into next week, the National Weather Service said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, Six Flags — the corporate parent of Kings Island — has announced the characters will be sticking around another five years.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Those with the requisite appetite for chaos stick around, thrive, and in the process become even more comfortable with uncertainty.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This comes just two weeks after the news that their old logo, featuring Uncle Herschel, will be sticking around.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, Six Flags — the corporate parent of Kings Island — has announced the characters will be sticking around another five years.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Those with the requisite appetite for chaos stick around, thrive, and in the process become even more comfortable with uncertainty.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This comes just two weeks after the news that their old logo, featuring Uncle Herschel, will be sticking around.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
Verb
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The takeover remains widely unpopular among Washington residents – some 80% oppose it, according to a Washington Post poll.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Frontier, American are the perennial problem children Frontier Airlines remains stuck at the bottom for the third straight year.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The case began with the killing in May 1981 of Larry Miner, who invited Scott, Peter McDonald and Robert Neary to stay overnight at his Fullerton apartment.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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And, as befits this lively city, the bar stays open until 4 AM.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vengathattil added that hospitals do not need to wait years to see the benefits.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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